- Friday, 29 November, 2024
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ASTANA – The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kazakhstan has released an updated list of candidates who plan to take part in the country’s presidential election next month. An...
A delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by General in Chief of the Iranian Naval Forces Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari made an official visit to Astana on...
ASTANA –Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Gulshara Abdykalikovaand Antonio Somme, head of the Eurasian Competitiveness Programme of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), met Feb. 27 to...
ASTANA – Thirteen experts from Germany, Italy, Serbia, Poland and Turkey are for the first time in Astana to learn how to implant the Heart Mate III, which is...
ASTANA – In response to government plans to enact a law abolishing taxes and fees for liquid petroleum gas (LPG) users, KazTransGas is planning to construct 105 new methane...
More than 3,000 people gathered Feb. 28 in Astana for Burkasyn 2015, a skiing festival in honour of Kazakhstan, its veterans and its independent constitution. “A sports competition was...
Since its establishment in 2010, Nazarbayev University has developed into one of the leading educational and research institutions in Kazakhstan. The university and Chevron entered into a long-term partnership...
GENEVA – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov urged greater global efforts in nuclear disarmament at the plenary session of the Conference on Disarmament and addressed the High Level...
The Almaty anti-crisis programme was presented by Akim (Mayor) Ahmetzhan Yessimov Feb. 19 during a meeting with the public. Yessimov noted that the optimisation of Almaty’s budget to 35...
I read with interest The Astana Times interview of Mr. Alexander Dederer, chairman of the Public Association of Germans in Kazakhstan. I had written my doctoral dissertation on the...
ASTANA – Executive Chef Benoit Letellier, who comes to Astana’s Marriott Hotel from France via the Caribbean, Southeast Asia and Africa, has been blending his French heritage and his...
This year marks the eighth year of the initiative by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to unite international scientists and practitioners in the common search for answers to global challenges....
Astana Akim (Mayor) Adilbek Dzhaksybekov discussed 2015 development plans for the city on Feb. 18 in Congress Hall during the first public meeting of his administration, according to the...
ASTANA – “The government must be accountable to the public and operate both transparently and effectively,” Bauyrzhan Baibek, the first deputy chairman of the Nur Otan party said during...
In light of the December announcement by Kazakh officials to extend the metro in Almaty, two new stations may be opened to commuters this spring. The city is anticipating...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Government and National Bank announced plans in February to support the increased role of the tenge in the economy through efforts to decrease inflation, protect tenge...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to carry out 33 comprehensive reform projects in certain institutions and sectors of the economy with the help of international financial institutions. These lofty goals...
ASTANA – Kazakh Secretary of State Gulshara Abdykalykova visited South Kazakhstan Feb. 20, where she opened a new hospital, visited several cultural and educational sites and met with representatives...
To celebrate Nauryz, one of the greatest holidays in Kazakhstan, Almaty officials have decided to change the usual festival location this year and organise the nation’s celebration in the...
Kazakhstan’s World Series of Boxing (WSB) team, the Astana Arlans, extended their winning streak to seven and demonstrated complete dominance in Group B of the series on March 1...
ASTANA – The Alau Ice Palace hosted the 46th International Skating Union (ISU) World Sprint Speed Skating Championship for the first time Feb. 28-March 1 in the hope that...
ASTANA – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov briefed the heads of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in the country on Feb. 27 on the upcoming presidential election stressing the...
ASTANA – The Astana Opera theatre will hold a gala concert Feb. 27 dedicated to the Welsh people, land and culture and commemorating the March 1 death of Saint...
Almaty’s year as the capital of Islamic culture began on Feb. 24 with an international conference, the Almaty mayor’s office said on its official website. Opening the conference, Akim...
ASTANA – In a televised address to the nation, President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his decision to call an early presidential election in Kazakhstan on April 26. “In the interests...
On Feb. 14, the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan (APK) put forward an initiative to hold an early presidential election. The appeal, signed by members of the Council...
Current realities make it obvious that despite the hopes of humankind, the world of the 21st century has not become safer. In this century international tensions caused by geopolitical...
On March 2, Kazakhstan will celebrate the 23rd anniversary of its acceptance as a full member of the United Nations. The decision, less than three months after the country...
ASTANA – In early March, a delegation of the Association of Sports Press of Kazakhstan (ASPK) is scheduled to participate in the 79th Annual Congress of the International Sports...
Kazakhstan and Japan were appointed Feb. 23 as co-chairs of the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) for 2015 –...
Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev held a meeting of the government’s interagency commission to discuss regulation of business in the country, particularly President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s request to...
Voskhod Chromium, a mining operation in western Kazakhstan, has received $260 million in financing jointly arranged by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UniCredit Group, according...
The National Bank of Kazakhstan will allocate $698 million to support the country’s loan programmes, reported Tengrinews.kz citing the National Bank’s press service. The money will be used to...
Representatives of Hewlett-Packard (HP), one of the world leaders in the field of information technology, have recently been learning about work underway at the Altynkol railway station, the “dry...
ASTANA – As the Continental Hockey League’s (KHL) regular season wound to a close, Barys Astana played four matches away. The team has brought home seven points, half of...
The Almaty 2022 Winter Olympics Bidding Committee has announced that Kazakhstan’s bid will be confined to Almaty and not include Almaty and Astana as had been suggested, according...
No one can doubt that these are uncertain times for Kazakhstan, the region and world economy. The dramatic fall in the global price of oil – with the expected...
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to increase the number of programmes meant to support small- and medium-sized businesses, according to Mazhilis (lower house of Parliament) member Aigul Solovyova. Solovyova said...
Kazakhstan’s Gennady Golovkin knocked out Martin Murray of the UK on Feb. 21 in Monte Carlo in the 11th round, securing his 32nd career win and increasing his KO...
Almagul Menlibayeva, famous contemporary artist from Kazakhstan, whose artwork focuses on the history and cultures of Central Asia, will be taking part in one of the oldest and most...
A new high-tech device in the form of a wristwatchto help parents track their children’s location has been developed in Almaty, reported KTK television channel . Children will be...
ASTANA – According to Kazakh Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov, 506 new kindergartens will begin operating in the country this year. The announcement was made during a...
Undefeated in their fifth season, the Astana Arlans established themselves as the strongest team in group B on Feb. 21 by defeating the Condors of Argentina and the Puerto...
The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme, launched in 2008, helps accelerate economic reforms and improve the business climate to achieve sustainable economic growth and employment in two regions: Central Asia...
WASHINGTON, DC – Askhat Daulbayev, Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan, and Bruce C. Swartz, U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General, signed the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLAT)...
WASHINGTON – Askhat Daulbayev, Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General, told the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism on Feb. 19 that Astana is ready to host a regional follow-up summit...
ASTANA – The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Evaluation Commission conducted its review of Almaty’s bid to host the 2022 winter games on Feb. 14-18, following which its leader stated...
ASTANA – A Scandinavian team has come to Kazakhstan in search of the common homeland of all Indo-European peoples, collecting bone fragments for analysis in the Centre for Geogenetics...
ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártófollowed their Feb. 19 meeting by signing a working plan between the foreign...
ASTANA – An export policy that provides direction to reorient domestic products to new markets has been developed bythe Kazakh Ministry for Investment and Development. “Despite the reductionin exportsbased...
